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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea 2nd edition – A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

Still, how many birders visit this region and could be seen as the target group for this, already a second edition? The main conservation issues are habitat loss, hunting and wildlife trade. General birders are visiting the Sabah state in the north of Borneo, while serious listers visit Sulawesi for its 90 endemics.

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Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Borneo is the third largest island in the world; politically it is divided amongst three countries–Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan) and the sultanate of Brunei. Species Accounts are grouped by family, following what appears to be Sibley and Monroe’s 1996 taxonomy. (I Back to the field guide!

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